2023 Missouri Tigers baseball team

2023 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record30–24 (10–20 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida x‍†‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 54 – 17 – 0   .761
No. 19 Vanderbilt ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 42 – 20 – 0   .677
No. 13 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 16 – 13 – 0   .552 42 – 21 – 0   .667
No. 7 Tennessee ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 44 – 22 – 0   .667
No. 17 Kentucky ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 40 – 21 – 0   .656
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 29 – 27 – 0   .518
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Western
No. 16 Arkansas x‍†‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 43 – 18 – 0   .705
No. 1 LSU ‍‍‍y 19 – 10 – 0   .655 54 – 17 – 0   .761
Auburn ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 34 – 23 – 1   .595
No. 10 Alabama ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 43 – 21 – 0   .672
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 14 – 16 – 0   .467 38 – 27 – 0   .585
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 27 – 26 – 0   .509
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24 – 0   .200 25 – 29 – 0   .463
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Taylor Stadium.

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the season 28–23 overall and 10–20 in conference play. They finished seventh in the Eastern division in the SEC and did not qualify for the SEC tournament or NCAA tournament.

2022 MLB draft

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The Tigers had 5 players drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.[2][3]

Player Position Round Overall MLB team
Spencer Miles Pitcher 4 136 San Francisco Giants
Torin Montgomery 1st base 14 412 Miami Marlins
Joshua Day Shortstop 15 438 Arizona Diamondbacks
Nathan Landry Pitcher 15 459 Boston Red Sox
Jackson Lovich Shortstop 19 569 New York Mets
Drew Garrett Pitcher 19 572 Philadelphia Phillies
  • Jackson Lovich was drafted in the 19th round out of high school, but chose to attend Missouri.

Departures

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Offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dexter Swims 6 INF 5’10” 180 lbs Junior St. Louis, MO Transferred to Memphis
Mike Coletta 2 C 5’11” 200 lbs Senior Flushing, NY Graduated
Nander De Sedas 4 INF 6’2” 200 lbs Junior Panama City, PR Transferred to Florida State
Garrett Rice 13 INF 6’2” 240 lbs Sophomore Willard, MO Transferred to Missouri Southern State
Shea McGahan 18 C 6’0” 185 lbs Freshman St. Louis, MO Transferred to Johnson County Community College
Jacob Kush 20 P 5’10” 175 lbs Senior Guelph, ON Transferred to Austin Peay
Holden Phelps 37 P 6’6” 195 lbs Sophomore Crystal Lake, IL Transferred to Pittsburgh
Shane Wilhelm 39 P 5’10” 190 lbs Junior Columbia, IL Transferred to Southern Illinois
Zach Hise 41 P 6’5” 210 lbs Sophomore Joliet, IL Transferred to Kentucky
Trae Robertson 48 P 6’5” 190 lbs Senior Columbia, MO Transferred to Kansas State

Transfer in

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Offseason transfers in
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dylan Leach 2 Catcher 6’0” 215 lbs Junior Carthage, TX Transferred from Arkansas[4]
Matt Garcia 4 INF 6’0” 190 lbs Senior Orlando, FL Transferred from Bethune–Cookman
Brock Daniels 5 INF/OF 6’1” 181 lbs Sophomore St. Louis, MO Transferred from Oklahoma
Ririk Maltrud 13 P 6’4” 223 lbs Senior Austin, TX Transferred from New Mexico State[5]
Cam Chick 6 INF/OF 5’9” 179 lbs RS-Senior Columbia, MO Transferred from Nebraska[6]
Chandler Murphy 22 P 6’3” 203 lbs Senior Peoria, AZ Transferred from Arizona
Javyn Pimental 43 P 6’3” 213 lbs Junior Kaneohe, HI Transferred from Arizona

Incoming Recruits

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Missouri recruits
Name B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High school Source
Samuel Horn R/R SS 6’4” 200 lbs Lawrenceville, GA Collins Hill High School [7]
Jackson Lovich R/R SS 6’4” 190 lbs Overland Park, KS Blue Valley West High School [8]
Logan Lunceford R/R P 6’0” 170 lbs Harrah, OK Edmond Santa Fe High School [9]
Jordan Austin L/L OF 5’11” 160 lbs Lees Summit, MO Blue Springs South High School [10]
Dalton Bargo L/R C 6’1” 190 lbs Omaha, NE Westside High School [11]
Israel Delgado S/R C 5’11” 185 lbs Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg High School [12]
Aiden Heberlie R/R OF 6’3” 195 lbs Ste. Genevieve, MO Valle Catholic High School [13]
Tucker Moore S/R C 6’2” 192 lbs Castle Rock, CO Douglas County High School [14]
Jack Mosh L/R SS 5’10” 170 lbs Kansas City, MO Saint Pius X Catholic High School [15]
Peyton Nelson R/R SS 6’0” 165 lbs Little Rock, AR Joe T. Robinson High School [16]
Nic Smith L/L P 6’3” 190 lbs Jamestown, TN Alvin C. York Institute [17]
Bobby Walker R/R OF 6’1” 185 lbs Ozark, AR Paris High School [18]
Gage Watson L/L P 6’3” 165 lbs Crawfordsville, AR Marion High School [19]
Andrew Lyons R/R 3B 6’1” 207 lbs Granite City, IL Granite City High School [20]
Cameron Haag R/R SS 6’0” 160 lbs Trenton, IL Mater Dei High School [21]

Personnel

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Roster

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2023 Missouri Tigers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 OF Juju Stevens R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Woodbridge, CT
2 C Dylan Leach S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Carthage, TX
3 C Tre Morris R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Columbia, MO
4 INF Matt Garcia S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Orlando, FL
5 Brock Daniels L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So St. Louis, MO
6 Cam Chick S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 179 lb (81 kg) RS Sr Columbia, MO
7 OF Ross Lovich L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Overland Park, KS
8 P Zach Franklin R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Sr Marion, NC
9 Ty Wilmsmeyer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Springfield, MO
10 OF Jackson Beaman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Lincoln, MO
11 INF Luke Mann L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr St. Louis, MO
12 INF Justin Colon R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Carolina, PR
13 P Rorik Maltrud R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Sr Austin, TX
14 OF Isaiah Frost L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Lee's Summit, MO
17 P Ben Pedersen R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Duluth, MN
18 INF Jackson Lovich R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Overland Park, KS
19 INF Trevor Austin R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Jefferson City, MO
21 INF Sam Horn R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Lawrenceville, GA
22 P Chandler Murphy L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Peoria, AZ
23 P Ian Lohse L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr St. Louis, MO
25 P Austin Troesser R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Loose Creek, MO
26 P Jacob Hasty L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Keller, TX
27 OF Carlos Peña L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Bayside, NY
28 C Tucker Moore S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Castle Rock, CO
30 P Carter Rustad R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Kansas City, MO
35 P Daniel Wissler L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr O'Fallon, MO
36 P Parker Wright R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Columbia, MO
37 P Brock Lucas R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Fr St. Elizabeth, MO
38 P Bryce Mayer R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Marthasville, MO
40 INF Hank Zeisler L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Kentfield, CA
41 P Nic Smith L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Jamestown, TN
43 P Javyn Pimental L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Kaneohe, HI
45 OF Aiden Heberlie R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Ste. Genevieve, MO
47 P Kyle Potthoff R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Chesterfield, MO
48 P Logan Lunceford R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Edmond, OK
49 P Tony Neubeck L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Hugo, MN
50 C Dalton Bargo L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Omaha, NE
51 INF Jack Mosh L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Kansas City, MO
52 INF Cam Careswell L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Lee's Summit, MO
Head coach

Steve Bieser

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Hagerty
Ricky Meinhold
Tyler Packanik

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2023

Coaching Staff

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2023 Missouri Tigers coaching staff
Name Position
Steve Bieser Head Coach
Ricky Meinhold Pitching Coach
Jason Hagerty Hitting Coach
Tyler Packanik Volunteer Assistant Coach
Brian Sharp Graduate Assistant

Schedule and results

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2023 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season (30–23)
Postseason (0–1)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Missouri team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Record vs. conference opponents

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Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2023 SEC baseball records

Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 16–14 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 . . 2–1 2–1 ALA W4 5–5 2–1
ARK 20–10 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 . 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 ARK W1 7–3 4–1
AUB 17–13 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 . AUB W3 6–4 2–1
FLA 20–10 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 FLA E1 8–2 3–1
UGA 11–19 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 UGA E6 3–7 1–3
KEN 16–14 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 KEN E5 4–6 3–1
LSU 19–10 3–0 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 . 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 . LSU W2 7–2 2–0
MSU 9–21 2–1 0–3 1–2 . . 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 MSU W6 3–7 0–4
MIZZ 10–20 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 . . 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 1–2 MIZZ E7 3–7 2–5
MISS 6–24 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 1–2 1–2 . . 1–2 0–3 MISS W7 1–9 0–5
SCAR 16–13 . 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 3–0 . 1–2 . 1–2 SCAR E3 4–5 3–1
TENN 16–14 . 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–3 . 2–1 3–0 3–0 TENN E4 5–5 3–2
TAMU 14–16 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 . TAMU W5 6–4 0–2
VAN 19–11 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 3–0 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 . VAN E2 7–3 4–2
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

Rankings

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See also: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[24]*20RV
Baseball America[25]1825
Collegiate Baseball^[26]15
NCBWA†[27]RVRVRVRV2129
D1Baseball[28]22

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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  2. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from".
  3. ^ "Five Tigers Selected in MLB Draft".
  4. ^ Choate (June 27, 2022). "Former Razorback Catcher Transferring to SEC Rival". SI.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  5. ^ Zimmerlee (July 3, 2022). "Missouri Lands New Mexico State Transfer P Rorik Maltrud". SI.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Zimmerlee (July 3, 2022). "Missouri Lands Nebraska Transfer OF Cam Chick". SI.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Samuel Horn". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Jackson Lovich". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Logan Lunceford". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "Jordan Austin". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "Dalton Bargo". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  12. ^ "Israel Delgado". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  13. ^ "Aiden Heberlie". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Tucker Moore". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  15. ^ "Jack Mosh". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  16. ^ "Peyton Nelson". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  17. ^ "Nic Smith". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  18. ^ "Bobby Walker". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  19. ^ "Gabe Watson". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  20. ^ "Andrew Lyons". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  21. ^ "Cameron Haag". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  22. ^ "Baseball Cancels Final Nonconference Contest Against Indiana State". mutigers.com. Missouri University. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  23. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". University of Missouri Department of Athletics. March 24, 2023.
  24. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
  25. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.
  26. ^ "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
  27. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
  28. ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.
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